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FERRITIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ferritin" is a kind of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
Context examples:
Subsequently, ferric iron binds to transferrin or is stored as ferritin.
(Ferric Carboxymaltose Solution, NCI Thesaurus)
Deferoxamine chelates iron from intra-lysosomal ferritin and ferrioxamine, a water-soluble complex excreted by the kidneys and in the feces via the bile.
(Deferoxamine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon administration and absorption, the iron dextran complex is removed from plasma by the reticuloendothelial system which cleaves it into the components iron and dextran; ferric iron subsequently binds to transferrin or is stored as hemosiderin or ferritin.
(Iron Dextran Complex, NCI Thesaurus)
Observed in 35% to 100% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, high serum ferritin levels may be due to ferritin production by the tumor cells, or related to the associated iron overload and/or cirrhosis.
(I 131 Antiferritin Immunoglobulin, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of mineral iron for oral administration, Ferrous Gluconate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa.
(Ferrous Gluconate, NCI Thesaurus)
A sulfate salt of mineral iron formulated for oral administration and used as a dietary supplement, ferrous sulfate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa.
(Ferrous sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
Using anti-ferritin IgG as a carrier for I-131 may result in the targeted imaging and/or destruction of cells expressing ferritin.
(I 131 Antiferritin Immunoglobulin, NCI Thesaurus)
